diff --git a/custom_components/pyscript/__init__.py b/custom_components/pyscript/__init__.py
index 8474e73..45b0fe4 100644
--- a/custom_components/pyscript/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_components/pyscript/__init__.py
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ async def jupyter_kernel_start(call):
         _LOGGER.debug("service call to jupyter_kernel_start: %s", call.data)
 
         global_ctx_name = GlobalContextMgr.new_name("jupyter_")
-        global_ctx = GlobalContext(global_ctx_name, global_sym_table={}, manager=GlobalContextMgr)
+        global_ctx = GlobalContext(
+            global_ctx_name, global_sym_table={"__name__": global_ctx_name}, manager=GlobalContextMgr
+        )
         global_ctx.set_auto_start(True)
 
         GlobalContextMgr.set(global_ctx_name, global_ctx)